Title: Hello
Post by: xSilverPhinx on May 29, 2010, 08:15:52 AM
Post by: xSilverPhinx on May 29, 2010, 08:15:52 AM
I'm an atheist from Brazil whose rather intense interests in belief systems and especially blind faith have ultimately led me to this forum.
I find I can tolerate deistic beliefs (due to my own agnosticism) and I especially take a particular liking to atheistic pantheism. I'm committed against gnostic theisim, because I find that a person who claims to know what a supreme intelligence (if there is one) who designed the universe and has plans (if there are plans) wants is erm, way off track. It's a selfish point of view, in terms of beliefs and more than anything - a security blanket for the child in all of us (many theists didn't really mature much in that way, I think).
I've never been indoctrinated into any religious belief and I'm very thankful for that, though I did attend catholic schools while growing up (yes, with all the praying and bible classes... :hi:
I find I can tolerate deistic beliefs (due to my own agnosticism) and I especially take a particular liking to atheistic pantheism. I'm committed against gnostic theisim, because I find that a person who claims to know what a supreme intelligence (if there is one) who designed the universe and has plans (if there are plans) wants is erm, way off track. It's a selfish point of view, in terms of beliefs and more than anything - a security blanket for the child in all of us (many theists didn't really mature much in that way, I think).
I've never been indoctrinated into any religious belief and I'm very thankful for that, though I did attend catholic schools while growing up (yes, with all the praying and bible classes... :hi:
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: pinkocommie on May 29, 2010, 08:19:07 AM
Post by: pinkocommie on May 29, 2010, 08:19:07 AM
Welcome to the forum! 
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Davin on May 29, 2010, 09:09:09 AM
Post by: Davin on May 29, 2010, 09:09:09 AM
Hello and welcome!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Tank on May 29, 2010, 09:10:06 AM
Post by: Tank on May 29, 2010, 09:10:06 AM
Hello and welcome to the forum. Your English is first rate assuming that Portuguese was your original language?
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Cecilie on May 29, 2010, 12:04:11 PM
Post by: Cecilie on May 29, 2010, 12:04:11 PM
Welcome to HAF. Don't think we have anyone else from South America... (?)
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: xSilverPhinx on May 29, 2010, 01:08:10 PM
Post by: xSilverPhinx on May 29, 2010, 01:08:10 PM
Thanks for the welcome 
Actually, no, English is my first language. I was born in Brazil, but grew up in English-speaking environments from the age of 4 to 14.
Yeah, I'm the only one based on the Happy Atheist Map thread.
QuoteHello and welcome to the forum. Your English is first rate assuming that Portuguese was your original language?
Actually, no, English is my first language. I was born in Brazil, but grew up in English-speaking environments from the age of 4 to 14.
QuoteWelcome to HAF. Don't think we have anyone else from South America...
Yeah, I'm the only one based on the Happy Atheist Map thread.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: elliebean on May 29, 2010, 03:16:22 PM
Post by: elliebean on May 29, 2010, 03:16:22 PM
Hello and welcome, Phinx!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: McQ on May 29, 2010, 07:42:58 PM
Post by: McQ on May 29, 2010, 07:42:58 PM
Welcome to the forum!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Asmodean on May 29, 2010, 07:44:33 PM
Post by: Asmodean on May 29, 2010, 07:44:33 PM
Oh, look! McQ still has the same HAL-eye avatar
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: McQ on May 29, 2010, 07:58:09 PM
Post by: McQ on May 29, 2010, 07:58:09 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean"Oh, look! McQ still has the same HAL-eye avatar
I attribute it to sheer laziness.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Asmodean on May 29, 2010, 08:41:04 PM
Post by: Asmodean on May 29, 2010, 08:41:04 PM
Quote from: "McQ"Quote from: "Asmodean"Oh, look! McQ still has the same HAL-eye avatar :P